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#FF4950

#ff4950 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff4950 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 28.63% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.37% magenta, 68.63% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 357.69°, with 100% saturation and 64.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#ff3366
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Relative luminance0.266

Complementary

  1. #ff4950
  2. #49fff8

Split complementary

  1. #ff4950
  2. #49ff9d
  3. #49abff

Analogous

  1. #ff49ab
  2. #ff4950
  3. #ff9d49

Triadic

  1. #ff4950
  2. #50ff49
  3. #4950ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff4950
  2. #fff849
  3. #49fff8
  4. #4950ff

Square

  1. #ff4950
  2. #abff49
  3. #49fff8
  4. #9d49ff

Monochromatic

  1. #af0007
  2. #fb000a
  3. #ff4950
  4. #ff959a
  5. #ffe2e3

Shades

#ff4950 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff4950
  2. #e64248
  3. #cc3a40
  4. #b33338
  5. #992c30
  6. #802528
  7. #661d20
  8. #4d1618
  9. #330f10
  10. #1a0708
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff4950 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff4950
  2. #ff5b62
  3. #ff6d73
  4. #ff8085
  5. #ff9296
  6. #ffa4a8
  7. #ffb6b9
  8. #ffc8cb
  9. #ffdbdc
  10. #ffedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff4950 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff4950
  2. #f24f55
  3. #e6545a
  4. #d95a5e
  5. #cc5f63
  6. #c06568
  7. #b36a6d
  8. #a67072
  9. #997576
  10. #8d7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c57879 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d744f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9b4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff004d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf664f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2824d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff2b4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff4950 {
  color: #ff4950;
}
Background
.bg-ff4950 {
  background-color: #ff4950;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff4950 {
  border: 2px solid #ff4950;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff4950;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 73 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff4950 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff4950, #ff9d49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff4950 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 73 80 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.32 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.77 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.40 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.99 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 7.01 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 7.83 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.84 #00b6af Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#ff4950  rgb(255, 73, 80)  hsl(358, 100%, 64%)  Pastel Red
#49fff8  rgb(73, 255, 248)  hsl(178, 100%, 64%)  Aqua
#50ff49  rgb(80, 255, 73)  hsl(118, 100%, 64%)  Neon Green
#4950ff  rgb(73, 80, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue